/*
 * (c) Copyright IBM Corp. 2000, 2001.
 * All Rights Reserved.
 */
package org.epic.perleditor.templates;

import java.text.MessageFormat;
import java.util.MissingResourceException;
import java.util.ResourceBundle;

public class TemplateMessages {

    private static final String RESOURCE_BUNDLE= TemplateMessages.class.getName();
    private static ResourceBundle fgResourceBundle= ResourceBundle.getBundle(RESOURCE_BUNDLE);

    private TemplateMessages() {
    }

    public static String getString(String key) {
        try {
            return fgResourceBundle.getString(key);
        } catch (MissingResourceException e) {
            return '!' + key + '!';
        }
    }
    
    /**
     * Gets a string from the resource bundle and formats it with the argument
     * 
     * @param key	the string used to get the bundle value, must not be null
     */
    public static String getFormattedString(String key, Object arg) {
        return MessageFormat.format(getString(key), new Object[] { arg });
    }


    /**
     * Gets a string from the resource bundle and formats it with arguments
     */	
    public static String getFormattedString(String key, Object[] args) {
        return MessageFormat.format(getString(key), args);
    }
}
